We are bicycle commuters in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This is our effort to raise awareness of bicycle commuters, encourage more people to get on their bikes, and identify issues pertaining to those of us who use a bicycle for transportation.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Should the bicycle friendliness of a University help to sway where you go to college? If you are a huge biker then maybe it would.
I also was pretty stoked that my Alma Mater is listed at #8! Go Northern Arizona University!

Let's hope that the cyclist makes a full recovery.
I was pleasantly surprised the the driver was actually cited! That says a lot about Warsaw and how serious that community is about becoming a bicycle friendly community.

5/20/2012 @ 7:46AM
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Pedaling to Prosperity: Biking Saves U.S. Riders Billions A Year

New data highlight that bicyclists in the United States save at least $4.6 billion a year by riding instead of driving.The analyses were released on Friday to coincide with National Bike to Work Day, part of National Bike Month, which occurs each May.The average annual operating cost of a bicycle is $308, compared to $8,220 for the average car, and if American
drivers replaced just one four-mile car trip with a bike each week for
the entire year, it would save more than two billion gallons of gas, for
a total savings of $7.3 billion a year, based on $4 a gallon for gas.The findings were announced by the League of American Bicyclists, Sierra Club, and the National Council of La Raza,
an advocacy organization for the Hispanic community, to reflect the
strong economic and health benefits of bicycling, and its importance as a
safe and efficient mode of transportation.“There are so many reasons more people are riding, from improving
their health to protecting the environment,” Andy Clarke, the League’s
president, said in a statement. “But, especially in tough economic
times, bicycling can also be an economic catalyst, keeping billions of
dollars in the pockets of American families.”More Americans are choosing to bicycle for everyday transportation.
Between 2000 and 2010, the number of bicycle commuters grew 40 percent
nationwide, and was even greater — 77 percent — in the some cities,
according to the report. Yet “government funding of safe bicycling
projects is not keeping up. Though biking and walking account for 12
percent of all trips in theU.S., these transportation modes receive only
1.6 percent of federal transportation spending.”The average American household spends more— 16 percent of its
budget—on transportation than on food or healthcare. Low-income families
spend as much as 55 percent of their household budgets on
transportation, the report noted.Making it easier and safer for people to walk or bicycle “is a matter of fairness,” Transportation SecretaryRay LaHood
wrote on his blog Fast Lane on Friday. “Many Americans cannot afford a
car or are physically unable to drive. According to a recent Brookings Institute
report, more than 10 percent of Americans not only don’t own a car, but
don’t even have access to a car. In our cities, that number is even
higher.”LaHood noted that walking and bicycling are options people want,
citing a national poll released by Princeton Survey Research Associates International
in March that indicated that “more than 80 percent of Americans support
maintaining or increasing federal funding for biking and walking.” “The
benefits of bicycling are real, and there’s no arguing with the
impressive ridership data,” LaHood said. “Bicycling is an important part of the 21st century transportation mix.”Click here for the full fact sheet and more about National Bike Month, and here to read: New Report Finds That More Biking and Walking Do Not Increase Crash Rate.

Ride on down to the library during National
Bike Month to view this Hoosier classic bicycling film. Dennis Christopher stars as a recent high school graduate
in Bloomington, Indiana, who is caught with his friends drifting between high
school and adulthood. Filmed entirely on location, it was named one of the
American Film Institute's most inspiring films of all time. Rated PG; 100 minutes; 1979

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

As we all have been basking in the glory of the League of American Bicyclist Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community for the Fort, let us not forget that we are not through! Work still needs to be done to raise awareness of Bicycles. Help us do that by participating tomorrow night. Hope to see you there.